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The Connecticut General Assembly on Wednesday gave final approval to a $1.5-billion plan to expand the University of Connecticut, sending the bill to the desk of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, a Democrat, who pushed for the legislation and is expected to sign it.

The plan calls for building science laboratories and adding classrooms and housing. The state will use $137-million more to hire faculty members and increase enrollment in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. In a news rele…

The American Association of University Professors on Tuesday sent a letter to the president of the University of Connecticut, Susan Herbst, calling attention to suggested policies on preventing sexual violence on campuses that it says may be relevant to recent events at Connecticut. The letter, from the AAUP’s Committee on Women in the Academic Profession, comes after a UConn student reportedly was threatened for questioning the university’s commitment to preventing violence against women.